Exhibit 23.2


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We have issued our reports dated March 28, 1997 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of Blyth Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
appearing in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders and accompanying the
schedule included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
31, 1997, which are incorporated by reference into this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3.  We consent to the use and the
incorporation by reference into this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-26083) and the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-91954) of the aforementioned reports, and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts" in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3.



                                        /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                        GRANT THORNTON LLP

Chicago, Illinois
October 6, 1997